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MICHAEL GUMFORY, OF WEST MIDDLESEX, PENNSYLVANIA.

@emparent No. 78,277, dated May 26, 1868.

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'lO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONOERN:

'Be it known that IMICHAEL GUMFORY, of West Middlesex, inthe county f Mercer, and State of Penn Sylvania, have invented/a new and improved Trace-Tug` Loop; and I do hereby declare that the following-is a full,v clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of'this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top view, showing the tug-loop attached to the'trace.

Figure 2 is a side view of the tug-loop.

Like letters in bo'th Afigures of the drawings indicate like parts.

My invention relates toan improved tug-loop for-harness, which is so constructed as to supersede the necessity of sewing to traces leather loops for the reception of the budgeon er quarter-straps. y

' It consists of a quadrilateral metallic frame, having two flat metallic bars or clamps projecting irl-opposite directions, and transversely therefrom, the said bars being perforated at the extremities thereof, the perforatiens being designed to receive the rivets by which it is fastened to the trace, the aforesaid metallic frame having a bow thereon, which is also slightly bent in a horizontal direction, and which bow springs from near the lateral ends of the frame, the-various parts composing one solidly-connected pieceof metal.

To enable anyone skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A'represents a quadrilateral frame, of suoli size as usually obtains in the construction of the frames of harness-buckles.

B represents metallic bars or shrinks, which project transversely from the frame of the tngloop, eac`n of which shanks has therein an aperturc,'through which it is designed that suitable rivets, a a, shall pass, for the `attachment of the tug-loop to'the trace.

It is obvious that this tug-loop not only supersedes `the present method of making traces in two pieces, v

which involves a considerable loss of stock, but that it also-,obviates the necessity of' sewing to the trace leathern loops, for the reception and holding of the straps or ends of the trace in position. l i

The beek and belly-bands lare attached to the bars C and D ot' the frame, thereof.

The tug-loop being cast in one piece, and arranged with sh' nks-in the trace, and attached thereto, as aforesaid, by rivets, presents a strongl and durable vloop for the Yreception of sai-d bands and strap, so d csirabie for lceeping theharness steady to the horse. i

Having thus fully described my invention,l what I claim therein as new, Patent, isv The tug-loop A, when arranged with Shanks B B, and attached to the trace by rivets a a, substantially in the manner and for the purpose as herein shown and described.

As evidence that I clainrthe foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL GUMFORY.

and side strap to the bow b and desire to secure by Letters Witnesses:

JAMES K. MeBURNEY, D. D. COLLINS. 

